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Before you may begin a research project involving human participants at St. Bonaventure University and/or make use of the Psychology Department Participant Pool, please read through this packet. If you intend to obtain participants via psychology majors, classes or students you will need to obtain approval from the Psychology Department's participant pool coordinator, Dr. Robin Valeri.
All research involving human subjects as participants must be submitted to the IRB for approval. IRB information can be found under Academics on the General Links page of my.sbu.edu. Please note that even if the research falls into an exempt category it must be submitted to the IRB so that unbiased reviewers may review the proposal and substantiate that the research is exempt from IRB approval. Therefore all researchers will either need to obtain IRB approval or an IRB exemption. To find out if your research is exempt from IRB approval please read the Description of Research Exempt from IRB approval.
If the proposed research is not exempt from IRB approval you will need to complete the SBU IRB Human Subjects Review forms and turn the completed forms in to the Office of the Dean of Arts and Sciences. Please note that much of the research involving human participants may qualify for an Expedited Review. Research eligible for an expedited review poses minimal risk to participants and/or is a procedural revision to a previously approved project.
IRB Expedited Reviews and IRB Exemptions Reviews typically take three to five business days. Because projects requiring a full review require all of the IRB members to review the proposal, a full review will take longer.
Please note you cannot begin data collection until after you have received IRB approval or an IRB Exemption Waiver.
If you are planning to access the Psychology Department's Participant Pool you will need to provide the Participant Pool Coordinator with a copy of either the IRB approval or the IRB Exemption.
The participant pool coordinator will then assign you a Research Number. This number will need to be included on the Research Participation Lists you provide faculty and on the Participation Credit Forms you give to students.
Psychology majors and students who voluntarily participate in research constitute the "Participant Pool."
When conducting research the treatment of study participants is an extremely important consideration. Participants must always be treated in an ethical manner. It is your responsibility as a researcher to protect participants from any physical and/or mental discomfort, harm, and danger that may arise from research procedures. It is your responsibility as a researcher to detect and remove or correct any undesirable consequences, including long term effects, that may result from an individual's participation in your research.
Also, because researchers are dependent on people to participate in current research as well as future research projects, it is important that the participants feel their time, honesty, and assistance is appreciated.
All research participants must be at least 18 year of age or have the written consent of a parent or legal guardian to participate in research.
Children or people unable to give consent are considered special populations. Any research with special populations as participants must be submitted to the IRB for review.
All participants must provide informed consent before participating in the study. Informed consent requires that participants be told about all aspects of the research that may influence their decision to participate in the study. Any questions a participant has about the study should be answered before the participant gives his/her consent. Please note that informed consent does not mean you have to reveal the hypotheses but rather that you tell the participant what he/she will have to do as a research participant.
According to the "Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct Standard 8.02: Informed Consent to Research":
When obtaining informed consent… psychologists inform participants about
They provide opportunity for the prospective participants to ask questions and receive answers (downloaded from http://www.apa.org/ethics/code/index.aspx on 26 February 2010).
In addition to having a participant sign and return a consent form to the researcher each participant needs to be provided with a copy of the consent form for his/her own information and/or records.
Please note you need to obtain informed consent from participants if you are recording their voices or images.
For assistance in creating a consent form please view the Consent Form Template and Example and review the Informed Consent Checklist available on the IRB's website.
Information obtained from a research participant during the course of a research project is confidential unless otherwise agreed upon in advance. Prior to providing informed consent participants should be informed of how the information they provide will be used and what steps will be taken to ensure confidentiality. It is your responsibility as a researcher to maintain confidentiality and to protect the anonymity and privacy of participants.
After the data are collected the researcher must provide the research participants with information about the nature of the study and remove any misconceptions that may have arisen. For an example of a debriefing statement please review the sample debriefing available on the IRB's website.
The researcher should provide the research participant with contact information (name and phone number) for the researcher. If the researcher is a student than contact information for the faculty research advisor needs to be provided.
If any deception was used in carrying out the study, the researcher must inform a participant about the deception and why it was important and/or necessary to use deception.
Deception should be used only when it is vital to the research procedures or manipulation(s). Participants must never be deceived about the nature of the task that they are to perform if it may influence their decision to participate. For example, a researcher may not deceive a participant into believing that he/she will not receive an electrical shock when the converse is true. The choice to use deception as part of the experimental procedure should be carefully considered and discussed with the research advisor/instructor.
Researchers should carefully consider the risks to which their participants will be subjected. Any risk should be kept to a minimum. There is NO such thing as a no risk experiment. There is always the possibility that confidentiality might be breeched. Risks that participants encounter should not be greater than that which they encounter during daily life. Research that involves any kind of risk should be submitted for IRB approval, unless it falls into an exempt category. Where research procedures result in undesirable consequences for the individual participant, the researcher has the responsibility to detect and remove or correct these consequences, including long term effects.
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In four years of blogging, I'm so thankful for the community of fellow food bloggers, and followers, who take the time to visit my virtual kitchen. I especially appreciate those of you who take the time to leave comments. If you're following me on my Facebook Fan Page, I do appreciate it. I use that Fan Page to interact, more personally, with you. I don't use Twitter as much, except to tweet new posts. Instagram is fun for me to use, and I wish I had more time to check my feeds there.
Bottom line, I make my family and job a priority. Food blogging is a creative hobby that I thoroughly enjoy. I doubt I'll ever be able to quit my day job to make this food blog a full-time job. I'm okay with that. My greatest reward is when someone posts one of my recipes, or comes back to say that they loved it. Thank you.
This weekend, we were invited for dinner at our friend's home. That always presents a perfect excuse to bake a cake. I don't consider myself to be an artistic cake baker, like "Sprinkle Bakes" or "Sweetapolita". I just know that a homemade cake is always greeted with "ooohs" and "ahhhs, and I think they are one of my favorite baked goods to make.
I'll always be a bigger fan of white or lemon cake. A spice cake is on my "yummy-licious radar", too. Chocolate... I do like it. But, it's not my #1 choice. I have quite a few cake recipes that I've pinned, and have been longing to make. As usual, I got
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Board faces preschool, elementary issues
A motion to hire one full-time elementary teacher in the Broken Bow school district for the 2012-2013 school year passed by a 4-2 vote Monday night. The request was made by elementary principal Kim Jonas, after she presented the board with the current and projected enrollment figures for the next few years. With lower elementary class sizes currently at right around 70 students, Jonas is concerned about only having three sections of 4th grade available for those larger classes. The district prefers to keep section sizes at 17-18 students, which is where they are currently at. However, with a larger class coming into 4th grade next year and the three to four years after that, those sections would increase to 22-23 students. Jonas says the main reason for concern is the fact that 4th grade is a challenging year for both students and teachers. "That year gets pretty intense," Jonas said. Each of the board members weighed in with their thoughts on the request, with Ken Myers expressing concern about budget challenges facing the district and the affordability of hiring another teacher. Both Myers and Matthew Haumont agreed that in a perfect world it would probably be best to have another teacher, but just didn't feel like it was in the best financial interest of the district at this time. Don Davis pointed out the amount of money the district allots for athletic-related facility issues and said he believes student's learning should be the top priority. John Evans and Tracy Popp both agreed with Davis's comments. Popp said that while she agrees with Myers and Haumont about being fiscally responsible, the board also has an obligation to provide the best possible learning environment for the students. "It's all about balance," added board president Michelle Zlomke. In other action, the board gave final approval authorizing Zlomke and Superintendent Virginia Moon to purchase the real estate directly east of the high school practice field for $13,000 plus closing costs. The purchase was approved at the February board meeting. The resolution passed Monday was strictly for the purpose of authorizing specific individuals to sign the papers for the transaction. The school plans to tear down the existing structure on the property and covert the site to a parking lot, which will create an additional 20 parking spaces near the front entrance of the high school. The board gave unanimous approval to a partnership between the existing preschool and Head Start, and adding a third section of preschool. Principal Jonas explained that the addition of a third section is necessary in order for the district to stay below the Rule 11 requirement of 17 students per section. The current program will no longer meet NDE requirements for program hours. Jonas says preschool special education student numbers are increasing, and special needs students to peer models ratio is no longer 50/50. She says to bring that back into compliance a morning and afternoon program is needed four days a week. The district has applied for an Early Childhood Expansion Grant to partner with Head Start. This would allow the district to serve the increased number of students in the preschool program. The 3-year grant offers $50,000 each year. Jonas says the grant, state aid for the additional students and special education reimbursement should off-set most if not all of the additional costs associated with expanding the preschool. At the end of the three years, the district would have to absorb that cost. However, Jonas says other available funds should also help off-set that cost with little financial impact to the district. While they won't know until June if they will receive the grant, Jonas says everything she has been told up to this point has been very encouraging, and she has every reason to believe the school will qualify. She conveyed to the board somewhat of a sense of urgency in making a decision on the issue, as teachers with an early childhood/SPED certificate are not available in great numbers. She says right now the available pool is good, and it is important to hire as early as possible. The motion to hire an additional FTE early childhood teacher was unanimously approved. Other items at Monday's meeting included a presentation by Joe Shea on the 1-3-5 year plan for facilities for the district, and a presentation by Jana Kaelin and Lori McAbee on the unveiling of the school's new and improved website. The next regular meeting of the Broken Bow School Board will be April 16.


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Epocrates narrows market research to target pharmas
Athenahealth has wasted little time in putting its mark on Epocrates.
The electronic health records and practice management giant finalized its acquisition of mobile health firm Epocrates just last week, but has already eliminated part of its market research business which offered marketing research firms access to its physician panels. Eight of those employees were promptly hired by MDLinx owner M3 Global Research, an Epocrates partner. The M3 hires included former Epocrates market research lead Sheryl Lowenhar.
"As part of the merger, we've been taking a look at all of our initiatives to see what fits strategically," said Healther Gervais, SVP commercial operations at Epocrates. "At its center, that's helping caregivers make good decisions, and we decided that being a broker didn't meet our needs, so we're discontinuing those services."
Gone is the company's QuickRecruit business, whereby research firms doing surveys could buy access to Epocrates' physician panels. The company will keep its insight analytical platform, which caters to Wall Street analysts seeking market insights and to pharmas wanting basic message testing and segmentation in a hurry.
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Benjamin Daniel Adams
Benjamin Daniel Adams, 56, of Arkoma passed away Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, in Fort Smith, Ark. Ben was born Feb. 3, 1956, in Poteau to Woodrow and Leontena (Minor) Adams. He worked in the oilfields. Ben was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, William Lee Adams and James Merl Adams; sisters, Karen Adams and Mary Hurlocker; niece Crystal Dance; and great-niece, Tajia Adams.Survivors include his wife, Pat Adams of Arkoma; two sons and daughter-in-law, Daniel Adams of Eakly, Terry and Carmen Adams of Binger; daughter, Amanda Adams of Eakly; nine grandchildren; brothers and sisters-in-law, Rick and Linda Adams of Oklahoma City, Jerry and Denise Adams of Ada; three sisters, Annette Cox, Charon McCombs of Wilburton, Wanda Sue Hurlocker of Wister; 18 nieces and nephews, Abel Adams of California, Tina Karich of Arkoma; Rachel Bohannon of California, Tammy Jo Perry of Poteau, Scott Cox, Raymond Cox of Wilburton, Tim Cox of Shady Point, Anthony Cox of Wilburton, Garrett Cox of Alaska, J.J. Adams, Brandy Adams, and Willie Adams of Ada, Rick Adams of Yukon, Sherry Adams, Stephanie Walker of Oklahoma City, Karen McCombs, James Spain of Wilburton, Jimmy Hickman of Poteau; other relatives and loved ones.Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, in Evans Chapel of Memories, Poteau, with the Rev. Harold Thompson officiating. Family visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Evans and Miller Funeral Home, Poteau.You may leave an online message at evansandmillerfuneralhomes.com.


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No one has to remind farmers about the importance of water — they are ever mindful of it, whether weather conditions call for rain or drought. There's either too little or too much rain, but rarely ever just enough. Water, and the consequences of having a surplus or a deficit, is just part of the job, and farmers come to accept it.
Alabama State Climatologist John Christy said it best: "From a statistician's point of view, there's always a drought somewhere. This is our time."
Our time indeed. Alabama had the dubious distinction a few weeks ago of being the only location in the United States to be placed under the "exceptional drought" designation. Exceptional is the worst level of drought, one that has only a 1 percent or 2 percent chance of occurring. The "exceptional" part of the state is an 11,500-square-mile oval of land in north Alabama.
Back in June, Christy said the state had experienced its driest period since January in the past 114 years. A further 21,400 square miles of Alabama is suffering "extreme drought," the second highest level. This area reaches south and has spread to parts of Mississippi, Tennessee, western North Carolina, Georgia and the Florida Panhandle.
The big question on everyone's mind now is what will it take to end a drought of such historic proportions? Farmers need an inch or an inch-and-a-half of rain every week, and that's unlikely to happen, says the climatologist. "There is no moisture in the soil and no reserves for the plants. It has to come from the sky," says Christy.
The type of weather typically seen through July doesn't offer much hope for breaking a drought, he adds. There are two things that could possibly bring the amount of rainfall needed to end Alabama's current dry streak, says Christy.
The first would be a change in the weather pattern away from the high-pressure ridges that have blocked the flow of moisture into the state. The second would be a tropical storm or hurricane. Two traits of high-pressure systems — light winds and warm temperatures — favor tropical storms, he says. But Alabama missed an opportunity when the first tropical storm of the season — Barry — formed off the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, crossed north Florida and churned north up the eastern seaboard to Maine.
We've reported extensively in the pages of this publication about the plight of the region's corn, cotton and soybean farmers, but the cattle producers are suffering equally. Many in Alabama have begun selling off cattle for fear they won't have enough hay or grain to feed them through the summer and through next winter. State livestock auctions are seeing a more-than-60-percent increase in the number of cows or calves sold at auctions. In the exceptional drought area, increases are more than 100 percent. With ponds and streams drying up, some farmers have had to buy water for their cattle to drink, and a cow can drink about 30 gallons a day.
While it certainly won't offer any immediate relief, it is encouraging that Alabama leaders from government, academia and agriculture are joining forces to study the potential of large-scale irrigation for the state's farming industry.
You wouldn't know it this year, but Alabama is considered a water-rich state, averaging about 55 to 56 inches of rainfall annually, making it one of the top three states in total rainfall in the nation. However, less than 9 percent of the state's total cultivated acreage — about 179,000 acres — is irrigated, and that ranks the state as last in the nation in irrigation. As a comparison, about 1.5 to 2.1 million acres are irrigated in Georgia.
The Alabama Irrigation Initiative will help determine the feasibility of developing a statewide system of off-stream reservoirs and ponds that would capture winter rainfall which farmers could tap into during the dry summer months.
Another aspect of the study will focus on Alabama's water-use policies and how they can be revised to encourage irrigation. Currently, the state adheres to the riparian rights water-use doctrine, which states that only the landowner adjacent to a stream has the right to the water in that stream.
It's an idea that has been a long time coming, and it still might be several years away, but at least it's a start. For now, we'll keep hoping for rain.
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Willard J. "Willy" Kennedy, Jr.
Willard J. "Willy" Kennedy, Jr., 57, of Jacksonville, N.C and formerly of Johnsonburg, died on May 6, 2013 due to an automobile accident.He was born on Aug. 12, 1955 in Ridgway, the son of Willard J. "Buster" Kennedy, Sr. and Constance A. (Simchick) Kennedy.Willy had been a life long resident of Johnsonburg until the last few years in which he had resided in North Carolina. A 1974 graduate of Johnsonburg Area High School, he was also a member of the Holy Rosary Church in Johnsonburg. He was a proud member of AA and NA for more than 20 years. He had formerly been employed at Penntech Papers and Constables of Johnsonburg. Willy was also a self-employed painter. In addition to his parents, he is survived by three children Willard "Willie" Kennedy,, David "DJ" Kennedy and Rachel Kennedy, all of Ridgway. He is also survived by six grandchildren; one sister, Linda Winter of Johnsonburg and two brothers, Douglas E. Kennedy and Joseph E. Kennedy of Johnsonburg. He is also survived by several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. There will be no visitation for Willard J. "Willy" Kennedy, Jr. A Memorial Service will be held on May 14, 2013 at 10 a.m. at the Holy Rosary Church in Johnsonburg with Fr. David Wilson. In lieu of flowers, condolences can be sent to his mother, Connie Kennedy.


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Dr. Marty Roop, a microbiologist, is looking for a vaccine for Brucella, a potential biological warfare agent. Photo by Cliff Hollis.
GREENVILLE, N.C. (Nov. 1, 2001) — When Dr. Marty Roop moved to Greenville in January to teach at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, he brought his research on one of the top biological warfare agents with him.
Roop, associate professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, for years has worked to understand the bacterium Brucella and develop a vaccine to prevent its nasty, debilitating effects in humans. Unlike anthrax and other better-known biological terrorism agents, Brucella isn't often fatal but is a powerful biological warfare agent because it can weaken people for up to several months.
"Brucellosis (the disease caused by Brucella) is so infectious and debilitating. Fatalities are rare, but it is a very crippling disease," Roop explained. The bacterium can cause flu-like symptoms that last for a long time, making it an excellent choice for biological warfare.
"The logistics of taking care of thousands of sick people can be more complex than dealing with thousands of deaths," Roop said. "In warfare, it can be better to bring your enemy to its knees and cripple them."
That's why the Department of Defense and the National Institutes of Health have awarded Roop approximately $1 million in research funding to work on a vaccine for brucellosis. Roop and his lab team work in cooperation with Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington, D.C., and a handful of medical schools around the country.
Oct. 16, Roop went to Washington, D.C., on a five-person team to brief North Carolina Congressional staff members and Rep. David Price on the resources the University of North Carolina System has to offer as they deal with the threat of bioterrorism.
Roop came to ECU from Louisiana State University Medical Center-Shreveport, where he spent eight years. Five members of his research team moved with him:€" Rosemarie Alcantara (a Fulbright scholar and postdoctoral research associate, who returned to Argentina in mid-October), Tim Brown (research technician), Jason Gee, Mike Hornback and Eric Anderson (doctoral students). Four others have joined the lab: John Baumgartner (research technician), J.T. Paulley and Eleonora Campos (doctoral students), and Richard Read (a British undergraduate student).
Roop's research focuses on trying to define the genes in the organism that allow it to produce disease in the host. For Brucella abortus, as with anthrax, the natural host is cattle. Other strains of Brucella are found in sheep, goats and swine. These types are more likely to be used as an agent of bioterrorism or biological warfare than B. abortus.
"If we know how (Brucella) produces disease, then we can use genetic engineering to produce strains without the ability to produce disease," he said. "We just can't use a killed vaccine; we have to have a live vaccine. The organism must be living and attenuated to be effective."
A vaccine to prevent brucellosis in animals exists but humans can'€™t use that same vaccine because animals are the natural hosts for the bacteria and that vaccine makes people sick. "We're the accidental hosts," Roop explained. "It's not known why the vaccine doesn'€™t work in humans. I wish I knew the answer to that."
Roop pointed out that Brucella would not be a great choice for bioterrorism because it is seldom lethal. "These terrorists seem to want a more insidious shock effect," he said. "It seems they want to kill a lot of people."
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For the first time, the Jamestown Community Piano Group will present a chamber music ensemble, rather than a solo piano concert, this Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m. at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church.
The "Musica Dolce" Chamber Orchestra will feature music from the Baroque era to the Romantic era, including the work of Atilio Ariosti, Johann Sebastian Bach and Robert Schumann.
Island pianist Janet Grant, a member of the piano group, said that Dr. Joseph Ceo, who will perform on the viola, is the founder and artistic director of "Musica Dolce." As professor of Music Emeritus at the University of Rhode Island, he has directed the orchestra program for 17 years.
The other members of the ensemble are Dr. Paul Rosenbloom, the principal pianist of the Rhode Island Philharmonic, and violinist Meghan O'Connor.
Janet said that the concert is the first in a series of four free concerts for the 2007-2008 season to be sponsored by the Jamestown Community Piano Group to showcase the beautiful 7-foot Schimmel grand piano which was purchased entirely through donations in 2001 and is currently housed in St. Matthew's.
In addition to Janet, the group consists of Nancy Bennett, John Biddle, Rosemary Enright, Bill Knapp and Ann Zartler, all local music lovers who oversee and manage the piano.
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Happy birthday to Kayla Rafferty, who was 6 on Tuesday. Her mom, Wendy, says, "Mom loves you to the moon and back!"
She didn't get as far as the moon, but Wendy and her "Just Wings" team joined 7,000 other walkers to complete the 26.6 mile walk in the Jimmy Fund/Dana Farber marathon Sept. 16.
Wendy is still accepting donations because, she says, "We still need to fight together to find a cure for cancer."
Mail checks made out to The Jimmy Fund to Wendy Rafferty, 13 Plymouth Rd., Jamestown, 02835. "Thank you to all who have donated."
Kudos to "Just Wings!"
Sunday is the deadline to send a check made out to The Tomorrow Fund to island marathoner Jim Pemantell, 224 Narragansett Ave., Jamestown, 02835.
On Oct. 7, Jim will be running in the Steamtown Marathon in Scanton, PA, in honor of 10-yearold Payton Watson who has leukemia.
The Tomorrow Fund works closely with families to help families in their long journey through a child's cancer treatments.
Kudos to Jim!
That was a great half-page pix of the Conanicut Marina in the Sept. 18 ProJo.
But, a pox on the ProJo. The paper had the island in South County again on Sept. 21.
A father to his wayward son - "It was a horrible thing to do, but while you serve your time just think that when you get out, you can have your own radio show."
*** Bob Kinder wrote,
You made me love you
I didn't want to do it, I didn't want to do it
You mde me love you and all the time you knew it
I guess you always knew it
You made me happy sometime you made me glad
But there were times, dear, you made me feel so bad
You made me sigh for ---etc.
Kel DiLuglio said, "My dad used to croon this to us. It was a long time ago. I'm always amazed when any of the lyrics float back from my memory. I even remembered the tune and now my family will have to listen to me croon."
Charlie Masso commented, "Helen Forrest sang this tune back in the early 40s with Harry James. Marty Robbins also recorded it around the same time."
And, from John A. Murphy, "Or, as pronounced by the singer, "I didn't wanna do it, I didn't wanna do it."
Thanks to all!!
The exit of the three sisters from The Secret Garden will be a great loss to the island. They are wonderful to do business with, efficient, accomodating and courteous.
Good luck, ladies, with the rest of your lives!
Who said, "Wet birds don't fly at night?"
Seventeen Boy Scouts and seven adult leaders from the island's Troop 1 will travel tomorrow to the Hudson River valley to attend Saturday's Scout Day at the United States Military Academy at West Point.
The scouts will camp at Lake Frederick on the Academy grounds tomorrow night and on Saturday morning will take a cadet-guided walking tour of selected monuments, statues and other historic landmarks in the central post area.
Among the many highlights of the visit will be the double regiment parade of the Corps of Cadets on "The Plain," followed by a Division 1 college football game pitting Army's Black Knights against the Temple Owls. The scouts will return to the island on Sunday.
Scouts attending are Eric Archibald, Danny Bailey, John Chase, Sam DiGasper, Nick Hanson, Nathaniel Hopkins, Hayden Maclean, Drew Matley, Sal Morenzi, Tom Munro, Josh Nolan, Budd Oldewurtel, Jimmy Perry, Cam Toppa, Brian Volpe, Chris Waterman and Kyle Wright.
Adults making the trip are Jim Archibald, Tom Bailey, who has planned the weekend activity, Glenn Hopkins, John Keavy, Willy Maclean, Mike Perry and Scoutmaster Dave Volpe.
Have fun, guys!
Islander Lisa Brendlinger is playing 2nd singles on the Providence Country Day varsity tennis team that has won its first five matches.
Lisa, a sophomore, is undefeated and won her first four matches all 6-0, 6-0.
Go, girl!
That time of the year is rapidly approaching and Dr. Joshua Hatch of the Jamestown Animal Clinic says precautions should be taken to make the season as comfortable as possible for Fido.
"Whether or not your dog likes tricks or treats for Halloween, this can be a stressful holiday for some pets. Many dogs don't appreciate a horde of children (much less ones dressed in costumes) at their door and all that barking can take away from the festivities. If your dog is particularly guarded of your home or yard consider keeping the canine distracted and away from the doors and windows for the night. Get them set up in a quiet room or basement with plenty of blankets, dog toys, treats, and even some music to help drown out the noises going on outside. Some very stressed dogs may benefit from anti-anxiety medications that your veterinarian can discuss with you. If your pet is going with you and the kids trick or treating then make sure they are on a leash at all times and provide them with some reflective clothing, collar, or leash to help passing motorists see you and your pet in the dark as well."
Where are all those ProJo sports writers who wrote in the spring that the Red Sox were invincible?
The most overused and misused word in today's lexicon is "icon."
Open the door, Richard,.............
The Friends of the Jamestown Library will present "Amazon Adventure" with islander Chris Powell on Thursday night, Oct. 11, at 7 p.m. as part of the Friends series on travel.
The talk traces Chris' trip on the motor yacht Tucano into the heart of Amazonas.
The passage begins in the capitol city of Manaus and preceeds 200 miles up the Rio Negro into the Rio Branco. Chris will tell of his visits with native people along the river and describe the Amazon's vast diversity of plants and animals.
The art room at the Jamestown School on Melrose Avenue is in need of any variety of egg cartons, small margarine tubs without lids, an old steam iron that works, brown leather shoelaces, sandpaper, and sponges for washing tables.
See Jan Kraus and she'll tell you what it's all for.
Want to get away from those noisy football games that are blasting in your home every Sunday afternoon?
How about chillin' out during a quiet two hours of afternoon knitting at the Jamestown Philomenian Library. The sessions, from 1 to 3 p.m., are free and open to all levels of expertise. Bring your own needles and yarn and a determination to pursue peace.
Registration is not required.
Deputy Fire Chief Robert W. Church of the Portsmouth Fire Department will teach an Emergency Medical Technician course in Jamestown for the JEMS in November.
Class size will be limited to between 20 to 25 students. Successful completion of the class meets the requirements to take the EMTB certification for the state.
Interested persons should call JEMS headquarters at 423-7276 and someone will get back to you.
Stay tuned for more information.
Last night's full moon was the Harvest Moon or Fruit Moon.
Today is the beginning of Sukkoth.
*** Be true!
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Featured Panelists From Lab126, NextSpace and Financial Engines to Discuss Innovation in the Workspace and Converging Technologies
Featured Panelists From Lab126, NextSpace and Financial Engines to Discuss Innovation in the Workspace and Converging Technologies
FREMONT, CA--(Marketwire - Jan 18, 2013) - TELADATA, a leading consulting firm specializing in IT infrastructure design, planning and project management for converging technologies, announced today that its 2013 Technology Convergence Conference will highlight growing facilities trends and technologies affecting collaboration and the future of the workplace.
Of the conference's three tracks, the Emerging Technologies track will feature presentations and a variety of panel discussions on current industry trends, mobile applications, and innovations in corporate real estate. Many of the sessions on the track will discuss the rise of the smart, responsive facility and the effects these technologies have on the physical workplace and how it's used.
Christina Clark, Vice President at Wixen Real Estate, will moderate a panel titled Innovations in Corporate Real Estate Facilities Design, a discussion on the new technology standards surrounding today's corporate facility. Panelists will include Ed Pate, Senior Real Estate & Facilities Manager at Lab126, and Jeremy Neuner, Co-Founder and (R)evolutionary-in-Chief at NextSpace.
Pat Lynch, Managing Director at CB Richard Ellis, will share insight into trending IT designs built around application resiliency and replication. Bruce Whetstone, IT Management Consultant at Taos Inc., will also participate on the panel titled Emerging Trends of "Active-Active" Data Centers.
Brian Mata, Senior Audiovisual Project Manager at TELADATA, will moderate a panel discussion titled The Promise of Technology vs. The Reality, which will focus on the rapid evolution of audiovisual and unified communications systems and the complexities of deciding which technologies to deploy to maximize cost efficiency and productivity. Panelists will include David Smith, Director and Technical Operations at Financial Engines, and Trent K. Tanaka, Director of Audiovisual Technology, Information Resources and Technology at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Rich Green, Senior VP of Products and Technology at Enlighted, will co-deliver a presentation titled Building-Wide Applications of People-Centric Data: Benefits of Responsive Buildings with Robert Ule, Global Energy Manager at JDSU, which will explore emerging practices of incorporating people-centric intelligence in facilities as a way to improve and customize the workspace.
Eric Stromberg, VP Search & Marketplaces Service Engineering at Yahoo!, will end the track by moderating a panel discussion on incorporating the growing applications of mobile technologies in corporate buildings, titled Mobile Technologies Disrupting Your Facility. Panelists will include Randy Marcotte, Director of Sales at PerfectCV, and Michael Nann, VP at WBE Security Control Systems.
About The Technology Convergence Conference
TELADATA's Technology Convergence Conference focuses on providing an environment where IT, facilities and data center professionals can assemble to exchange ideas and best practices relating to the latest technologies in data centers, IT infrastructure, audiovisual and monitoring systems. Expert speakers and resources offer delegates critical information and in-the-trenches tactics to deal effectively with key issues affecting facilities and data centers.
Additional information on the conference can be found at http://www.teladatatcc.com.
About TELADATA
TELADATA earned its leadership position through twenty-five years of consulting on complex IT infrastructure, data center, audiovisual and monitoring projects. As a project manager and advocate, TELADATA guides its clients every step of the way, from discovery to implementation. TELADATA makes a conscious effort to create collaborative partnerships with all project stakeholders, including IT managers, facilities managers, architects, facilities management firms, general contractors, telephone companies and other vendors, to ensure a seamless transition.
Additional information on TELADATA can be found at http://www.teladata.com.
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Phone: 954-729-3555Fax: 954-341-5731 attn: Scott Lombard (cover page a must)Email: email@example.com
Services Available: Single Student Workshop, Single Teacher Workshop
Description of Services
Debra Lombard offers a series of student and teacher workshops. The student workshops provide therapeutic dramatic activities for student with disabilities. The dramatic activities assist students in developing cognitive, social- emotional, physical (gross and Fine motor Skills) while providing them a variety of enriching activities which allows for creative self expression. The program enhances verbal skills, improves movement, build self confidence and advances socialization while stimulating free thinking. Debra also conducts training workshops that train teachers on how to implement the dramatic activities described above into the classroom. The workshops are designed to teach theatre for individuals ages 2 to 20 and up with special needs. The program is designed to create personal growth by exploring all the life experiences theatre has to offer.
The educational goal is a residency program that will instruct participants and teachers during school and after-school. The program's goal is to teach theatre class to students ages 2 to 22 & up with special needs & for high school students volunteering for community service hours. The purpose of the class is to provide a safe environment during and after school hours while providing beneficial dramatic activities for participants with disabilities. The goals are to assist the student and the teacher on how to developing social and emotional skills. The course will teach stage direction, improvisation, character development along with the techniques for developing a script and learning lines. During the student and the instructor workshops, all will learn understanding of actors, directors, and how to apply this toward producing an end of the year performance. The course teaches free thinking skills to solve stages situations, all which are essential not only in the theater but in life. The class will also instruct volunteers/shadow to work with the students to create an environment of inclusion (total integration).The participates consist of children, teens, adults and seniors with disabilities and their teachers in separate workshops. The entire community is encouraged to be involved. Many of the community volunteers are high school students throughout Broward County earning community service hours needed to graduate.
The methods used to achieve the educational goal will be the use of fun exercises in keeping with the Sunshine State Standard. The class teaches a practical guide to enhance concentration, focus, movement, creativity and free thinking. The participants will be trained in the fundamentals of following directions on and offstage by use of various warm-ups that are employed to promote motor, verbal and memorization skills. The lesson on improvisation teaches the student to act out life situations and problem-solving techniques to use in everyday life. He or she is taught to express ideas, thoughts by the use of character development and scene analyzes. By developing an awareness of the theater's behind-the-scene operations, the student gains more knowledge and appreciation by enhancing the technical understanding of theater production. The high school volunteer/shadow is taught to be responsible for the special needs student by being partners on stage. The shadow is taught to interact with the students by participating in all the class exercises which in turn teaches the lesson of inclusion. Using the perimeters of the theater, the class teaches life experience to the student and aids the teacher to enhance the classroom learning experience.
Progress is indicated by the completion of projects and the use of the dramatic activities use for the students with disabilities and the meeting of the objectives of each set of activities the special needs participant set by Debra Lombard. The indicators of progress will relate to the data obtained during exercises with surveys and questionnaires. A chart will be made for each student along with questionnaires/surveys that will be distributed to family members and care takers several times during the course. Please note that some of the students are in wheelchairs; the volunteers work together with these students to get them to their place. Some can point; others can speak where they stand. For the ones that cannot do either we look for acknowledgement, such as a smile.
The following is an indicator for the progress made during class:
Below is the survey questionnaire:
1) How do you see this class as an important program in our community?
2) What effects/changes have you noticed in your son/daughter/relative?
3) How do you feel this program promotes inclusion (positive nitration) in the community?
4) What special services/strategies in this program do you find unique and successful?
5) What issues/concerns do you feel need greater attention in order for this class to become a more effective program?
6) Do you think this class has played a significant role in your child's participation in the cultural community?
The assessment methods used will be that of systematic observation of the completion of activities, plays and evaluation. Overall performance will be measures twice a month for the annual outcome. The assessment will be geared towards independent functioning, physical development, language development, and social skill development. Younger students are assessed using specific assessment charts.
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1. Meme of Celebrity In a Movie He/She Wasn't In
How'd you get in that blockbuster, much talked-about celebrity doing something uncharacteristically silly?
3. Dog Doing Something That Makes It Look Like a Person
5. Webster
This is a lolz'd photo of Webster and we laugh at it.
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Humor: An overlooked and generally undervalued quality of good leaders.
As evidenced by a Facebook post last week, outgoing Energy Secretary Steven Chu proved he's definitely got good nature to spare. In response to The Onion's satirical accusation that he had a one night stand with a solar panel, the Nobel Prize winning physicist offered this witty response:
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By tricking live fish into attacking computer-generated "prey," scientists have learned that animals like birds and fish may indeed have evolved to swarm together to protect themselves from the threat of predators.
"Effectively, what we're doing here is we're getting predatory fish to play a video game," says Iain Couzin, who studies collective animal behavior at Princeton University. "And through playing that game, through seeing which virtual prey items they attack, we can get a very deep understanding of as to how behavioral interactions among prey affect their survival."
It has long been assumed that the schooling behavior of fish and the flocking behavior of birds evolved in part because it helps protect individuals from being attacked by predators, says Couzin. "But in actual fact there is surprisingly little direct evidence."
That's because it's been hard to come up with experiments that could test how different kinds of group behavior affect predation risk. "It is very hard to manipulate the behavior of, say, a bird flock and then see what effect it has on a falcon. That's virtually impossible," says Christos Ioannou at the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom.
Together with colleague Vishwesha Guttal, they decided to see if they could create a virtual population of pretend fish that would look convincingly real to a predator.
The predator they selected was the bluegill sunfish. They went to a local lake with nets, collected a bunch of them, and took the fish back to the lab.
"The nice thing about bluegill sunfish is they're generalist predators. They will tend to hunt pretty much anything that's alive and in the environment that's smaller than them," says Couzin. "And so we don't need to train them to attack our virtual prey."
The prey were little dots of light projected onto a transparent film on the inside of the tank. On the computer screen, the dots look red, but the projected images look white or slightly pink. "To the fish they look very much like little zooplankton, little creatures that live in the water body that move around, that we know group together in the natural environment," says Couzin.
The predatory fish would hover near a dot, and then strike — only to get a mouthful of nothing.
The computer-generated prey items were each programmed to follow a different set of rules for behavior. For example, some were strongly attracted to others and wanted to be close to them. Others preferred to go off on their own. And others would match their direction of travel with whoever was nearby.
The researchers kept track of which individuals got attacked, and programmed the system so that those individuals' behaviors were less likely to be transmitted to the next generation of prey. "And so we could actually allow our virtual population to evolve the strategies that best avoid being attacked by real predators," says Couzin.
What they learned is that in response to the attacks, the virtual prey spontaneously formed groups that not only aggregate but move together.
"I think it's the first evidence that this coordinated behavior we see in bird flocks and fish schools, where individuals are really highly coordinated in the direction they're heading, has an anti-predatory effect," says Ioannou. "To our knowledge that's the first time it's been done in a really clear, experimental way."
The results are published in the journal Science.
Couzin says that his lab is continuing to develop the technology to do more sophisticated tests. They're adding a new projection system that allows the virtual prey to appear to move in three dimensions, and an eye-tracking technology for the fish that would give the virtual prey some real-time information about the predator's intentions.
"These prey can now respond to the predator, they can now avoid the predator," says Couzin, "and so we've really taken this technology much, much further, allowing us to continue exploring this integration of the real and the virtual worlds."
Animals - fish, birds, mammals, often congregate in huge groups that move together. No one really knows why. But it's long been thought that gathering in these flocks, schools and herds help protect animals from being eaten by predators.
NPR's Nell Greenfieldboyce reports scientists recently tested that idea by essentially getting fish to play a video game.
NELL GREENFIELDBOYCE, BYLINE: The fish who unwittingly played this video game were not the ones being chased but rather the big bad predators. They were bluegill sunfish that researchers caught in a local lake and brought back to a tank in the lab.
IAIN COUZIN: And the nice thing about bluegill sunfish is they're generalist predators. They all tend to hunt pretty much anything that's alive in the environment that's smaller than them.
GREENFIELDBOYCE: Iain Couzin studies animal behavior at Princeton University. He says these fish are such eager hunters that it turns out they'll even hunt something that isn't real. His team used a computer to create fake prey, little images that were projected onto a thin transparent film inside the fish tank.
COUZIN: So to us they look like little red dots moving around. To the fish they look very much like little zooplankton, little creatures that live in the water body that move around that we know group together in the natural environment.
GREENFIELDBOYCE: And animal groups are what Couzin wants to understand.
COUZIN: Why do we see the evolution of groups in nature? Why is grouping so ubiquitous?
GREENFIELDBOYCE: He says there are real questions about how animals evolve to form groups and coordinate their behavior.
COUZIN: And this has actually been almost impossible to address using conventional biological experiments.
GREENFIELDBOYCE: Because it would be very hard to take say, a bird flock and get each one to do different things to see how that might effect their chance of being eaten by a predator.
But he and his colleagues could manipulate the behavior of the computer-generated prey in the fish tank. They programmed each little dot to follow a different set of rules. For example, some dots would cozy up to other dots, others kept their distance. Some would start to travel in the same direction as their neighbors; others, not so much.
COUZIN: And then we would ask, which of these strategies is most successful at avoiding being attacked by our real predators?
GREENFIELDBOYCE: They did that by watching to see which dots the live fish went for. The dots that survived tended to be the ones that both stayed close and moved in concert with their neighbors.
COUZIN: And so, forming groups that not only aggregate, but actually move together, allows you to minimize risk of attack from real predators.
GREENFIELDBOYCE: The results were published online by the journal Science.
Couzin says this is some evidence that group behaviors can evolve as a response to predation. But this experiment is still far from what happens in the real world. He's already developing a new fish video game that's even more life-like. This time they'll see what happens when the bluegill sunfish see virtual prey that can move in 3-D and try to escape.
Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR News.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Gallaudet University Director of Athletics Michael Weinstock announced Thursday the official addition of Stephon Healey to the athletics department as its new strength and conditioning coordinator for all varsity teams and the assistant head coach for football.
"We are excited to add Stephon to our staff. He brings innovative and forward-thinking ideas to our department that will help the performance of our student-athletes and teams during their respective seasons and in the off-season," said Weinstock. "Stephon has great skills in the strength and conditioning field that will serve him well as he tries to maximize the potential of our student-athletes and motivate them to strive for better results."
Healey, 39, comes to Gallaudet from Bridgewater (Va.) University, a Division III program and member of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC). He spent eight years at Bridgewater where he served as Assistant Head Coach for the last three seasons. This past season he also coached the Eagles' linebackers and special teams as Bridgewater tallied an 8-2 record. In his span with Bridgewater the Eagles compiled a 65-23 record and won three ODAC titles. While with the Bridgewater football program he also helped oversee the academic success of their student-athletes.
"Bridgewater has been a good place to me but I am looking forward to this new challenge in my life," said Healey. "What I am looking forward to is overseeing the strength and conditioning program for all Gallaudet athletic teams. Learning a new language (American Sign Language) because it forces me to grow. Thirdly, working with Head Coach Chuck Goldstein, Assistant Head Coach John Davis and the rest of the staff excites me. GU is in a good conference and one that the Bison will be able to challenge for the conference title in the near future."
In addition to his football duties at Bridgewater, Healey also worked with the track and field programs for several years where he concentrated on jumps and coached two All-Americans. He was in-charge of constructing and implanting the strength and conditioning program for the 16 varsity sports at Bridgewater. He created the strategic planning of the weight room, oversaw the procurement and maintenance of equipment and training facilities and started the strength and conditioning internship program.
"Stephon will make an immediate impact to our program," said Goldstein. "His knowledge and experience will take not only the football program but the athletic department to another level. His diverse football background will allow us to modify our offensive philosophy."
Healey is a highly certified strength and conditioning specialist as he holds certification from several national associations including the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), USA Weightlifting, British Weight Lifting and the English Basketball Association. His practices on conditioning have also been nationally published most recently in the 2008 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Summer Manual.
"What I like about strength and conditioning and the weight room is that you can measure success. The numbers won't lie. We can teach the hard lesson that hard work equals success," said Healey. "I look forward to meeting all Gallaudet head coaches and seeing where their sport and student-athletes stand when it comes to physical fitness. Every sport, individual and coach will be unique and their needs will be unique so my responsibility is to help everyone improve."
The London, England native, graduated from the University of Greenwich in London with a dual degree in Human Movement Studies and Education in 1998. He earned honors with his Bachelors in Education. In his collegiate time he spent one year (1995-96) at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, a NCAA Division II program. He played defensive end for the 1995 IUP football team that went 8-3 and posted a 5-1 record in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West Division.
Healey served as the head football coach at the University of Aberystwyth in Wales from 2002-03. He managed the coaching staff, served as the offensive coordinator as he helped foster the development of American Football at the University and in the Wales region.
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Stored Energy
In this activity, a metal "rod" can be made to roll back to you automatically when pushed away. What's at work behind the phenomenon?
Not only will this activity encourage critical thinking as your child tries to figure out what happened, but it will also serve to reinforce the physics concept of stored energy!
What You Need:
- Large metal coffee can with a lid that clips into the top
- Electric drill
- Long elastic rubber band
- String
- Small weight
- Clear plastic cylinder (optional)
What You Do:
- Drill two holes in the lid of the tin, about 50 mm apart (or 2 inches), and two matching holes in the base of the can.
- Cut the rubber band in half so that it's one long elastic line. Tip: Elastic gift wrap cord works too, and you can cut it to length.
- Thread the elastic rubber band through the base holes and pull the ends through. Lay the can on its side.
- Take the weight and tie string firmly around it; you'll use the ends of the string to tie the weight to the rubber band.
- This part's tricky—it helps to have a second pair of hands! One person can hold the ends of the rubber band in place outside the mouth of the can while the other person ties the weight securely to the band.
- Position the weight in the middle of the can and tie it tightly to the elastic band, tying together the two sides of the rubber band. Make sure to tie them together tight!
- Now take the two ends of the elastic rubber band up through the lid holes, put the lid on the can and tie off the two ends.
- Roll the can away from you: this should "wind up" the elastic bands, causing the can to roll back again!
The rolling can stores energy in the elastic rubber band because the weight always hangs down as the can rolls in one direction. Have your child try making a second one in a clear plastic container to see how it works!
Don't have a drill handy? Try following the directions using a cardboard oatmeal canister, and carefully use a pen to poke holes in the bottom and the lid.


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As the U.S. government continues to crank out dollars like they were Monopoly money, more and more states – fearing an eventual collapse of the currency, most likely – are looking at ways to legalize and utilize gold and silver as currency.
Shunning trust in the Fed chairman Ben Bernanke, the Treasury and the economic policies of the Obama administration, more than a dozen states are considering adoption of the alternative currencies.
Utah lawmakers and Gov. Gary Herbert enacted legislation in 2011 that authorizes bullion for use as currency; now, similar bills are under consideration in Kansas, South Carolina and other states, according to Bloomberg News.
The measures are being supported by limited government advocates in these states yet for now passage of such laws are largely symbolic. You can't, for instance, go grocery shopping in Utah and pay for your items with gold.
Concern about impending 'collapse of the dollar'
These measures are important because they are reflective of growing concerns over the longevity and viability of the U.S. dollar – concerns that have been heightened by the Fed's rather unconventional moves (like massive printing of trillions of excess dollars) in recent years, in some weird attempt to "stabilize" the economy, says Loren Gatch, a politics professor at theUniversity of Central Oklahoma.
"The legislation is about signaling discontent with monetary policy and about what Ben Bernanke is doing," Gatch, who studies alternative currencies at the Edmond, Oklahoma-based school, told Bloomberg. "There is a fear that the government, or Bernanke in particular and the Federal Reserve, is pursuing a policy that will lead to the collapse of the dollar. That's what is behind it."
There is good reason for such concern.
For one, Bernanke and the other money masters have been manipulating currency and the markets for years, all in a way that benefits the Wall Street and banking elites. The Fed chairman has been keeping interest rates near zero since the beginning of the Great Recession in December 2007 primarily because elevated rates would devastate the federal government, which is paying hundreds of billions in interest payments on borrowed money as it is.
And this irresponsible fiscal manipulation is ongoing. Per Bloomberg News:
The Fed said in March it would continue buying $85 billion in securities each month in a program known as quantitative easing that has ballooned its assets beyond $3 trillion and is aimed at keeping long-term borrowing costs low to support economic growth.
Moreover, economic figures are being fabricated. According to an inflation measure "favored by the Fed," Bloomberg notes, consumer prices rose just 1.3 percent in February over the previous year. Yet anyone who is trying to earn a living knows that two of the most purchased items – food and gas – are chiefly responsible for the dramatic cost of living rises in recent years. And yet, they aren't even factored into the government's inflation figures because they are considered too "volatile."
Gold, silver making comebacks
Investors bet that inflationary pressures would increase because of the government's phony "economic stimulus" measures that did nothing but pile on more debt. Still, that speculation led to a 78 percent rise in gold prices since December 2008. The historic precious metal hit a high of $1,923.70 an ounce in 2011; since then, prices have retreated and have remained flat. Now they are around $1,535 an ounce, which is still high.
But when inflation does kick in – and it will – the value of gold and the other historically valuable currency, silver – will increase as well. States considering using these precious metals as currency once more seek to use them as a fall-back when the dollar finally does collapse.
Texas gold is not just in the oil fields
One state, in fact, is so concerned about the dollar's economic future it is considering legislation to regain physical possession over its gold.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry and a number of lawmakers want to establish the Texas Bullion Depository to store some 6,643 gold bars valued at about $1 billion that are currently being held in a New York bank warehouse. The gold, which is owned by the University of Texas Investment Management Co., or UTIMCO, took delivery of the bars in 2011 over concerns that rising demand would eventually outpace supply.
The facility would also accept deposits from the general public, and serve as a basis for a payments system in the state in case a "systemic dislocation in a national and international financial system" were to occur, the legislation says.
Jim Rickards, the senior managing director at the Tangent Capital Partners LLC in New York, and author of Currency Wars: The Making of the Next Global Crisis, said if Texas were to enact its legislation, it would mean sovereign backing of deposits, like when the dollar was based on the gold standard, and make the purchase and storage of gold easier.
"We are seeing a distinct movement back to a world where gold is considered money," Rickards told Bloomberg News.
Source: http://www.naturalnews.com/039984_gold_currency_states.html


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(22-09-2012 04:56 PM)ABC Wrote: One of my favourite dishes is roasted vegetables. Any kind will do, whatever you happen to have in the fridge just as long as it's not too high in water content. I usually use carrots, bell peppers, potatoes, broccoli, green beans, onions. I cut it up in little pieces (1 inch), you could add salt if you wanted (I don't think it needs any though since the vinegar add a lot of flavour) mix up oil, balsamic vinegar, some crushed red pepper and whatever herbs I happen to have in a bowl, pour that over the veggies, spread them out on a baking sheet and put it in the oven on about 400F or 200C for an hour. Voilá, easy and very tasty meal.
You want to try doughballs in balsamic vinegar (damn ive not bought any balsamic vinegar for a while now.... defo gonna buy some next time I go shopping)
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Lol Magoo
So many cats, so few good recipes.
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When I go home next week I've decided I'm give Asian dumplings a go.
I can foresee that this is either gonna go really really well, or really really bad.
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I'll share with you two signature Finnish dishes Reindeer & beer stew and a reindeer stew! (And not a word about Rudolf or I whack. Reindeer meat is a traditional thing eaten for the past 10k years up North. ;j)
They are both extremely simple recipes, eventhough take a while to cook..
1) Reindeer Stew
-700g FROZEN reindeer stew meat (or you can replace this with any thin-sliced red meat, just keep in mind reindeer meat is extremely low fat by nature so the closest would be any deer meat)
-100g pork meat (this should not be frozen)
- a couple handfuls of partially crushed red lingonberries (any very sour berry is ok.)
- 200g salted butter
- seasalt
(also this is traditionally served with a potato mash spiced with fried onions, fried mushrooms, and with pickled cucumber. Usually drank with beer, milk or water but red wine works great too!)
Fry the pork meat in a large pan till the fatty liquid starts coming out, make sure it wont burn.
Add the frozen thin slices of meat and fry them in this till the liquid has evaporated (you need not add any. melting meat and pork both release enough liquid) By the time almost all liquid has gone, pour in some water and a good dose of salt. Let it boil lazily for roughly 2 hours. You can also add blackpepper, but this was not done originally.
In meanwhile, put the berries in a bowl, smash them a little bit with a spoon and pour in about a teaspoon of sugar, mix and let it stand for a while. Serve this with meat.
2) Reindeer stew with beer
- 800g of reindeer meat (or any red meat again) this time it does not need be frozen.
- 150 g of butter
- 2-3 tablespoons of seasalt unground
- 2 dl beer (not dark beer. any basic beer is ok, but not light beer)
some water.
Fry the meat on a pan so, that roughly half of it has become nice and brown.
Lift the meat (& butter) from a pan to a pot, add beer and salt, and a little water - this depends on how dry the thing looks like, you have to use your own estimate, but really not all that much.
Cover pot, place in oven to 150C for about 30 minutes.
Serve with potatomash and pickled cucumbers.
(finnish potatomash is just like any potato mash but after smashing the boiled potatoes in a pot, you add in butter in which you have fried tiny-chopped onions, and a little milk. then mix well)
Hope you enjoy!
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Well, cooking and recipe swaps I can totally help with. What do you want, and I've probably got two or three versions you can have I love cooking, and being that I'm allergic to red meat, and pork I've learned a lot about substitution and experimentation.
Anyway, here are two recipes from my family.
Linda's Finnish Bread
This recipe is from an auntie who married in, and who's family was from *drumroll* Finland! You know, in case you coldn't have a guess. It's super simple, I've never had anyone mess it up. You can substitute vegan ingredients, but the texture will be a little off. I'm still working on that bit.
2 c. Milk
4 T. butter
3/4 c. sugar
1 tsp. salt
2 pkg. yeast
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp cardamon
5 1/2- 5 3/4 c. flour
Dissolve yeast in 1/4 c. lukewarm water. Scald milk, then add butter, sugar and salt. Let cool to lukewarm.
Pour into lg. mixing bowl. Stir in dissolved yeast; add spices and 2 1/2 c. flour. Beat with electric mixer on low, 30 seconds., scraping often.
Beat at high speed 2 min. Beat in 3 c. flour, by hand. Turn on to well floured surface and knead 8-10 min (adding flour as needed to keep from being sticky). Place in greased bowl, let rise until doubled, about 1 1/2 hours.
Divide dough into 4 parts; divide those into 3 parts, roll into ropes and braid.
Place on greased cookie sheet; let rise until double, about 45 min.
Bake at 350 for 20 min, or until golden brown. Brush with 1 beaten egg and
1 T. water, right out of oven.
Grandma Smith's No-Bakes
My Dad's Mum was from Alabama and specialised in cheap-to-make food. That happens when you've got 13 kids, after all. She loved cooking, though, and she used to make these for us when ever we'd go see her and Grandpa.
All measurements are approximate. I've measured the best I can, so you'll have to eyeball it.
1 stick of butter
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup milk
3T baking cocoa-- unsweetened
3 cups or so quick oats
1 to 1 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
Whisk the sugar and cocoa together in a pan, mixing well (otherwise you'll have lumps when you add the liquid). Then add milk, and butter. Stir gently over medium heat mixing well. Bring to a rolling boil, stirring very frequently.
When you get it to a rolling boil, start timing, three minutes. If it's very humid, you can count four-- no longer, however. Immediately turn down the heat to low (if you have an electric stove, just turn off the heat, the cooling burner will be hot enough), and plop the peanut butter in, and mix well. It'll swirl all through, but eventually it will mix in.
Pull the pan off the heat and toss it on to a trivet or heat-proof thing on the counter. Throw in the oatmeal, and stir like crazy! It's going to et really stiff. Drop by spoon-fulls on to foil, parchment or wax paper. They should set up within a couple hours; if they stay a little soft or gooey, they should be fine after sitting out over night. Then throw them into a tupperware-like container. They supposedly last two weeks, but I've never been able to keep them around long enough to find out.
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I never write anything so formal as a recepty... i practice what i call the vaguly homeopatic kitchen sink aproach to cooking... i.e i use a shit load of ingredients leaving a fair margin variation even if some are very small in concentration... then i just let things evolve...
(also this means things change around a bit... change makes the taste more relevant and intresting... random is just another psychological spice in my spice rack sitting next to hunger)
anyway i found one tast combination i addore....
Curry + Orange peal + Dark rum
either fresh or candied orange peel...
I essentially make a kind of glace i suppose it called.. by mixing oil, soya, maybe some sweet soure chilisause, Curry pouder, lots of onion podwer, some paprika, orange peels, darkrum then i mix it like crazy in a blender... and the pain the chicken with it...
another trick i came up with was when making chicken fillays.... they dont have that tasty skin.. so i lightly fry a frozen fillay in oil which means the skin at the surface thaws and is fried to a crispy finish (i might cratch it before when its frocen for more texture... then i paint it with my gralce thingy and put it in the oven)
i usually us what ever juices i got left for the curry sause adding some extra chicken bulion and once the sause has been thickened and is more or less ready i add a fresh bit of rum (if i am making it for adults) that way it has fresher rum taste..
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It's too damn "peopley" out there....
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Had a box of Jiffy corn bread mix getting close to the use by date. Threw honey and chopped jalapenos in it. turned out lovely.
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Chief Rick Kells investigated an accident at noon March 2 on N. Main Street. The drivers involved were Nacy M. Martin, 54, of Lebanon, Ohio, driving a 1999 Lexus and Stephen D. Garrison, 27, of Dry Ridge, driving a 1999 Ford.
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Chief Rick Kells investigated an accident at 3:59 p.m. Feb. 22 on Arnie Risen Boulevard. The drivers involved were Katherine P. Brumback, 24, of Williamstown, driving a 2004 Toyota and Boyce D. Anderson, 62, of Dry Ridge, driving a 2008 Chevrolet.
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Watch how to make this recipe.
Whisk the flour, sugar, and salt together in a medium bowl. Rub 1/4 cup of the butter into the dry ingredients with your fingers until completely absorbed. Then rub in the remaining butter until it resembles cornmeal mixed with pea-size bits of butter. (If it gets warm and sticky, refrigerate it to chill.)
Beat the egg with 3 tablespoons of the water; then drizzle it evenly over the dough. Lightly stir the dough together with a fork. (The dough should just hold together when you squeeze it together, with some dry crumbly bits.) If the dough is really dry, sprinkle it with the final tablespoon of water. (To make the dough in food processor, see below.)
Divide the dough in half and wrap each half in plastic wrap and shape into disks. Refrigerate at least 1 hour or up to 2 days. (The dough can be frozen for 2 months. Defrost dough in the fridge overnight.)
Finely grate the lemon zest and set aside. Peel, core and then slice both the apple and pear into 1/2-inch slices. Squeeze the lemon juice over the fruit, then toss fruit with the sugar, cinnamon, ginger, salt and nutmeg.
Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the fruit and cook, stirring until the sugar dissolves and juices simmer, about 2 minutes. Reduce heat to medium, and cook, uncovered, until the fruit softens and the juices evaporate some, about 10 minutes. Evenly mix the flour into the fruit; then cook about a minute more to thicken the juices slightly. Stir in the vanilla and lemon zest; and remove from the heat. (The filling should resemble a tight compote.) Cool completely.
Form the pie:
Lightly dust the work surface with flour. Roll a disk of dough into an 11 to 12-inch circle. Transfer the dough to 9-inch glass pie pan (see photo), trimming so it hangs about 1/2-inch over the edge of the pan. Fill the crust with the prepared fruit so it mounds slightly in the center. Roll the remaining dough into a 12-inch circle. Brush the rim of the crust with some of the egg.
Roll the dough onto the rolling pin and unroll it over the fruit so it hangs over the edge of the pie pan by about 1/2-inch. Trim crust if needed, reserving the scraps for decorations or for patching, if needed. Fold the top crust edge under the bottom one, then press the edges together to seal. Cut trimmed scraps into designs if desired and set aside. Flute the crust by pressing a finger into the crust against the other hand's index finger and thumb to make an even impression. Repeat every 1/2 inch around the pie to create a ruffled edge (see photo). Refrigerate the pie for at least 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, place a rack in the lower third of the oven and heat to 425 degrees F.
Brush pie with egg and place cut dough designs on top if desired. Brush again and sprinkle with sugar. Cut 6 to 8 small steam vents into the top of the dough. Place pie on a baking sheet and cook for 15 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 375 degrees F. Bake until the crust (both top and bottom) is golden brown, about 50 minutes more. If the edges begin to brown too quickly, cut a pie shield out of a piece of aluminum foil and cover the edges (see photo). Cool on a rack.
Serve pie warm or at room temperature with whipped or ice cream. Keep pie, covered, at room temperature for a day, or refrigerate for up to four.
To make the dough in a food processor: Pulse the flour, sugar, and salt together in the bowl of the processor. Add a 1/4 cup of the butter and pulse until it resembles fine cornmeal. Add the remaining butter and pulse until the butter is in small pea-sized pieces. Beat the egg and 3 tablespoons of the water together, add and pulse 1 to 2 times, but don't let the dough form into a ball in the machine (see photo). If the dough is dry add pulse in the other tablespoon of water. Remove the blade and turn dough onto a large, sheet of plastic film. Use the sides of the film to bring the dough together, then wrap tightly to chill. Busy Bakers' Tips: The filling can be made up to 2 days ahead and refrigerated. The pie can be fully formed, except for brushing with egg and dusting with sugar, and frozen. Place the pie in the freezer for 30 minutes, to harden it slightly, and then double wrap it with plastic wrap. Freeze for up to 2 months. When ready to bake, unwrap the pie and brush it with egg and sprinkle with sugar. If baking from the frozen state, following baking temperatures above, the pie may need to bake slightly longer at 375 degrees F, about 1 hour 25 minutes. For a different finish, top with several slices of sharp cheddar cheese, and melt under the broiler for 2 minutes.
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Date(s) - Tuesday, July 11, 2017
1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
This summer the Oakville Museum Features several excellent exhibitions for you and your family to enjoy.
From Far and Wide: Tales from a Suitcase
July 1, 2017 to September 16, 2018 at Erchless Estate
Using the museum's suitcase and costume collection, as well as archival documentation, this exhibit shares stories of immigration from over 150 years as a collective history of becoming Canadian.
The people who came to make Oakville their home brought their unique skills, energy and vision and have contributed to the development of the community.
This exhibit explores a small number of Oakville immigration stories from the first fifty years after Canadian Confederation in 1867.
With Glowing HEARTS: Celebrating 1967
Opening June 24, 2018 at QEPCCC, museum space
Recapture the spirit of 1967 as we look at how Oakville celebrated Canada's Centennial and how Expo '67 was one of the greatest birthday parties in history.
The Art of the Hat
Now open at Erchless Estate
Hats from the Speir's collection and the Museum's permanent collection showcase the beauty, workmanship and history of millinery as both a craft and form of expression. This exhibit offers an exciting view into the fashionable lives of Ontario women in the twentieth century.


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Pee Wee showmen sparkle in prelude
Staff Writer
If a person is too young or too old to compete in 4-H, the Auglaize County Fair still does not discriminate.
The Auglaize County Pork Producers held its annual Pee Wee and Adult Showmanship competition on Monday.
The competition has showmanship for the 5-, 6-, 7-, and 8-year-old classes as well as one for adults. A total of 81 youth and 10 adults participated in the contest and smiles could be seen everywhere.
"Depending on when your birthday is, you can start in 4-H when you are 9 (years old) or in the third grade," event chair Mark Tangeman said. "The event is mainly help get youth interested in participating in the fair and 4-H, but we have an adult competition also. It is mainly just about having fun."
Tangeman said the primary goal is "keeping eye contact with the judge while walking the pig in the show area, keeping the pig between them and the judge, and just making sure the little ones don't get hurt."
Competitors start "training" their pig approximately a month before fair time. For 7-year-old Adam Emerick, of St. Marys, it was his first time participating in a fair event.
The showmanship contest definitely had its desired effect on him, as he plans to participate many more times.
"I had to wash him and clean his pen," Emerick said of getting his pig ready for the showmanship competition. "I tried to keep eye contact with the judge. It is a lot of work,, but I had fun."
Emerick, who lives on a farm with his family, said he plans on competing at the fair for many years to come.
For Gavin Schwartz, 7, and his brother, Griffin Schwartz, 9, both were competing for the first time and it became a friendly competition among siblings.
Griffin said they chose their pigs ready around July 1 and took turns at home walking their own pigs for the show. Gavin said he enjoyed competing and was ready for more.
"I spent a lot of time washing and walking my pig," Gavin said, while proudly displaying his trophy he had won in the competition.
He said one of the biggest things he had learned was how to keep his pig in control while walking him around the show area.
"You have to whip them right here," Gavin said, holding his finger just so on his neck to show the area. "It became a lot easier after I figured that out."
When asked what was his favorite part of competing, Gavin said it was "winning a trophy," as he proudly lofted his prize up in the air for display.
Tangeman said the fair has had the competition for approximately 20 years. Prizes were awarded to the top three in each class.
"It gets the younger kids interested and helps keep the fair going in the future," Tangeman said. "It lets adults get involved too and it is just fun for everybody."